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Heckingham Workhouse: Filling in the Gaps
When a workhouse governor’s report book was received by the Norfolk Record Office from private hands in 2009, it helped shed light on day-to-day events at Heckingham Workhouse, between 1771-2 and filled a gap in our series of report books. … Continue reading
“I never knew a better or more trustworthy man”: The Reminiscences of William Veasey.
One of the most fascinating forms of document held at the Norfolk Record Office is the reminiscence, where someone looks back on what has happened to them in their life. These reminiscences, which may be written or spoken, need to … Continue reading
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Vaccination in the Archives
An interesting and under-used resource, which is perhaps unexpectedly helpful for family historians, are the series of vaccination registers (1882-1948) from Norwich City Council’s Health Department (reference NRO, N/HE 12). Compulsory smallpox vaccination legislation was introduced in 1853 for England … Continue reading
Great Yarmouth court rolls
The Norfolk Record Office holds the Great Yarmouth Borough court rolls (NRO, Y/C 4), which, between the 1260s and the 1670s, are the main, and, during the medieval period, the only surviving administrative records of the borough. They record the … Continue reading
The Victorian Gentlemen and the Norwich Shawl Letters
Written by Christine Shackell, NRO research blogger, July 2023 The history of Norwich shawls may seem an unlikely topic for correspondence between two Victorian gentlemen but the archive holds four such letters, written at the beginning of 1897. (Norfolk Record … Continue reading
Around the World in 80 Documents
Just over a year ago, we began a journey ‘Around the World’ looking at the range of documents in the collections of the Norfolk Record Office. Inspired, of course, by the book and tv show ‘Around the World in 80 … Continue reading
Will Norwich be ready for the Coronation?
The nineteenth century witnessed three coronations: George IV in 1821, William IV in 1831 and Victoria in 1838. On May 6th, 2023, we will celebrate the coronation of a new king, Charles III. Preparations for this event have been underway … Continue reading
St Andrew’s County Asylum portrayed in the Cartoons of George Yates
Users familiar with the records of St Andrew’s, the County asylum, may be interested to know about a new collection of records that show a side to the hospital not typically seen in the official records. George Yates, attendant and … Continue reading
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